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December 04, 2025

Of course, we are in Group B alongside Angola, Egypt and Zimbabwe and, looking at the way we have surprised people in the past couple of years, other countries get worried when they have to play against us.

- Thiyekile “Ace” Gulwa, former SA U23 midfielder

In the past we used to be the ones worried about playing against other countries like Egypt and others, but those days are gone and things have changed. It's the other way around. It's going to be tough in that group especially considering that there are no more walkovers in African football. We've seen in the qualifiers how difficult it was to win matches and that shows how competitive African football is. We've also seen how the likes of Nigeria and Cameroon

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